Here is a sampling of photos from Advanced Courses

Thanks to all the photographers! Expand them up by clicking on the small pictures. They are changed often, so come back often!


Plotting in the cockpit
Plotting a fix in the cockpit
Taking a compass bearing
Taking a compass bearing on Chebucto Head
Cape LaHave
Passing Cape LaHave in a stiff breeze
Prospect and Rogues Roost
Sailing into Prospect and Rogues Roost - leg 1 of a 375 mile trip
Advanced Course Route
Route of an advanced course - Chester NS to Shediac, NB
Wing on Wing
Running wing on wing, heading into the Lahave River. In Nova Scotia, we say the sails are 'wung out'.
Chart of Andrews Passage
Chart of Andrews Passage - Near Canso NS. Intricate and challenging!
Salmon for Supper
Salmon is ready for supper. Got to heed hungry sailors...
Passage Planning
Passage planning in the cockpit, on the fly...
Advanced plotting
Advanced plotting - horizontal sextant angles....
Buoy EDE in the fog
This buoy marks the wreck of the Saguenay in Lunenburg Bay. I like to see fog on a course because it promotes skill-building.
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